09-29-2015, 01:16 PM
(09-29-2015, 01:06 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No they are not.
Bad players get blocked and don't make tackles.
Good players shed blocks and get to the ball carrier.
Tackles are subjectively given out depending on who is the official keeper for that game. This is why you get discrepancies in tackle stats between NFL, ESPN, PFF and whatever else.
Some places are notorious for being generous and giving the 3rd man in a credit for a tackle he really had nothing to do with.
If a player makes a tackle 6 yards downfield on a run because they failed at stopping it sooner, is that actually a good tackle? Shouldn't be.
